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Starting Vein-To-Vein ECMO Life Support

Nebraska rates for HCPCS 33946

Covers the physician work of setting up and starting an external machine that draws blood from a vein, adds oxygen and removes carbon dioxide, then returns the blood to a vein. This form supports failing lungs while the patient's own heart continues to do the pumping. It covers getting the support running, not the day-to-day management afterwards.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Starting Vein-To-Vein ECMO Life Support cost?

$8,511

Typical facility fee. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,511 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,802 to $13,490.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,511 · 10th to 90th $537 to $19,953Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $537 to $955
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $8,511professional $708

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$14,454.40
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13,489.63
Median
$17,378.01
Typical High
$33,884.42
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$7,943.28
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,128.31

Where Nebraska sits

The same service costs 33.1 times more in California than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Nebraska $8,511 · 3rd of 49
CA $10,000ND $302

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.